Tai Chi – Beginner/Intermediate Group

Tai Chi ClassesGroup Coordinator: Raymond Leung

Deputy Coordinator (s): Deirdre Butler & Doug Denny

Meetings: Will be held Friday morning each week from 10.00 – 12.00h in the Salle Jean Thubert in Montesquieu.

All members are welcome.  

Email: membersu3apo@gmail.com

What to bring: Bottle of water, a small towel (there will be no lying down exercise). Wear comfortable (flat) shoes and clothes.

Typical schedule:

20 mins of warm up exercise – these exercises are gentle mostly stretching of the different body parts.

10 mins for group practicing of previously learnt Tai Chi steps (from Step 1 to 32 for immediate members; beginners can either follow or observe) – I will lead the steps and members follow.

5 mins break.

30 mins to introduce/revise and demonstrate from Step 1 in the Tai Chi form (there are 108 steps of the traditional Tai Chi form). I will introduce/revise 1 to 4 steps in each session, depending on the complicity and difficulty of the steps. For Both beginner and immediate members.

10 mins break and discussion.

20 mins to introduce and demonstrate new steps in the Tai Chi form from Step 32. Beginners can stay or go.

10 mins for group practicing of previously learnt Tai Chi steps (from Step 1 to 32+ for immediate members; beginners can either follow or observe) – I will lead the steps and members follow.

10 mins individual Q and A.